The Suyash Trust felt convinced that the problems of the Vanvasis could be resolved only through their financial prosperity. It was necessary to make them agro-literate and teach them about seeds, water management, fertilizers, and pesticides. They must be provided with financial assistance. The Trust decided that the best way to educate the villagers would be to first carry out certain farming experiments to prove their efficacy.
The Suyash Trust felt convinced that the problems of the Vanvasis could be resolved only through their financial prosperity. It was necessary to make them agro-literate and teach them about seeds, water management, fertilizers, and pesticides. They must be provided with financial assistance. The Trust decided that the best way to educate the villagers would be to first carry out certain farming experiments to prove their efficacy.
Dhagewadi village in Ahmednagar district faced a water scarcity problem. Under Suyash’s guidance, wells were dug in that village. The water from the 25 network of wells was delivered to all the fields. The 52 farmer families who lived in Dhagewadi, cultivated tomatoes and earned a good income. Migration from that village stopped.
The then Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh Sarsanghachalak K. S. Sudarshan Ji had visited Dhagewadi and was impressed by the work done by Suyash. Former Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee had also appreciated the tomato sauce- producing unit. During this decade, similar rural development works were undertaken in other villages as well.
The Bhagirath Lift Irrigation Scheme was implemented in Umbarpada in 2001. This project enabled farmers to practice double cropping on 55 acres of land. A loan of Rs. 840,000 was taken from the bank for this project. The farmers organized themselves into groups to complete this project, and they also repaid the first installment of the loan. Their success came as an eye-opener to other tarmers from nearby villages, who also started cultivating vegetables during the Rabi season and obtained a good crop.
Dhagewadi village in Ahmednagar district faced a water scarcity problem. Under Suyash’s guidance, wells were dug in that village. The water from the 25 network of wells was delivered to all the fields. The 52 farmer families who lived in Dhagewadi, cultivated tomatoes and earned a good income. Migration from that village stopped.
The then Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh Sarsanghachalak K. S. Sudarshan Ji had visited Dhagewadi and was impressed by the work done by Suyash. Former Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee had also appreciated the tomato sauce- producing unit. During this decade, similar rural development works were undertaken in other villages as well.
The Bhagirath Lift Irrigation Scheme was implemented in Umbarpada in 2001. This project enabled farmers to practice double cropping on 55 acres of land. A loan of Rs. 840,000 was taken from the bank for this project. The farmers organized themselves into groups to complete this project, and they also repaid the first installment of the loan. Their success came as an eye-opener to other tarmers from nearby villages, who also started cultivating vegetables during the Rabi season and obtained a good crop.
1. Create self-reliant and self-respecting villages of Vanvasis within three years without taking any financial aid from the government, the society, or Suyash itself.
2 .Adopt only organic farming practices for agricultural development and bring about a change within two or three years.
Self-help groups of women and farmers were constituted to attain these objectives. Starting January 2008, these SHGs collected Rs. 36 lakh trom 113 villages to purchase seeds. This achievement came as a pleasant surprise for : Suyash, and it became convinced that the Vanvasi communıty was capable of walking on the path of development without outside financial aid. The strategy would also help in expanding the organization’s work. Suyash developed a ten-point formula to attain the goal of agricultural development through organic farming.
1. Create self-reliant and self-respecting villages of Vanvasis within three years without taking any financial aid from the government, the society, or Suyash itself.
2 .Adopt only organic farming practices for agricultural development and bring about a change within two or three years.
Self-help groups of women and farmers were constituted to attain these objectives. Starting January 2008, these SHGs collected Rs. 36 lakh trom 113 villages to purchase seeds. This achievement came as a pleasant surprise for : Suyash, and it became convinced that the Vanvasi communıty was capable of walking on the path of development without outside financial aid. The strategy would also help in expanding the organization’s work. Suyash developed a ten-point formula to attain the goal of agricultural development through organic farming.
Bank Name : Janata Sahakari Bank Ltd., Pune
Account Name : Suyash Charitable Trust
Branch : Paud Road Branch
Account No : 041220100002382
IFSC No : JSBP0000041
